Summary

In Chapter 8, Parveen brings Sahar to a support group for people who are in some stage of transitioning between genders. It is run by a woman named Goli, but Parveen and another young man are the stars of the group. They seem to have adjusted the most successfully. They have two things going for them: they can both pass as their new genders, and they have supportive families. Sahar is asked if she feels like she is in the wrong body. She stretches the truth a bit. She says she feels she was born in the wrong body, but it is not exactly true. She still wants to be a woman. The difference is that she wants to be with a woman as well.

In Chapter 9, Sahar accompanies Nasrin and her mother to a dress fitting. While Nasrin is changing, Mrs. Mehdi...